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curium /cu·ri·um/ (Cm) (ku´re-um) a chemical element, at. no. 96.
cu·ri·um (kyr-m)
n. Symbol Cm
A metallic synthetic radioactive transuranic element whose longest-lived isotope is Cm 247, with a half-life of 16.4 million years. Atomic number 96.
curium (Cm)
[kyo̅o̅′rē·əm]
Etymology: Marie S. Curie; Pierre Curie
a radioactive metallic element. Its atomic number is 96. Its atomic mass is 247. Curium is an artificial element produced by bombarding plutonium with helium ions in a cyclotron. Numerous isotopes of curium are produced by bombarding lighter transuranium elements. Curium is so radioactive that it glows in the dark.
curium
a chemical element, atomic number 96, atomic weight 247, symbol Cm. See Table 6.


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